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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Saleem Al Farra" <saleem.nbd3@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:27:38 +1100
Subject: Hello



From The Desk of Mr.Saleem Al Farra.
Branch Manager National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Al Ain Branch Sweihan Branch,Swihan & Al Hayer
Road Between Post Office & Police Station,
United Arab Emirates U.A .E
Email: saleem.nbd3@gmail.com


Good day Friend,


I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business
proposal, I got your e-mail address in Internet while browsing after I decided
to contact you and ask for your assistance in this urgent matter, requiring
trust and confidentiality, I am Mr. Saleem Al Farra, the Branch manager,
National Bank of Abu Dhabi Al Ain Branch, Swihan & Al Hayer Road Between Post
Office & Police Station (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES), Married with four children.


I am writing this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to carry out
this business opportunity in my department, On June 6, 1999, an America Oil
consultant/contractor with Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Thomas Stone, made a
numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months, Valued at
US$12,000,000.00 (Twelve Million United State Dollars in my branch upon
maturity. I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, the Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Thomas Stone,
died in the
plane crash On October 31, 1999, (an Egyptian Boeing 767 Flight 990)
with other
passengers on board as you can confirm it yourself via the website below.


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml


Most asttorning of my discovery was that, all records bear no next of kin,
meaning no member of Mr. Thomas Stone, family knows about the deposit
therefore,
no member of his family will ever come forward to claim the money, In
order for
the bank not to transfer the said sum of Twelve Million United State Dollars
($12,000,000.00) as unclaimed funds to the emirates treasury account,
the above
stated funds most be claimed immediately by somebody standing in as late
Mr.Thomas Stone.


Next of Kin, because According to (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES LAW), at the
expiration
of (Eleven) years; the money will revert to the ownership of the (UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES) Government if nobody applies to claim the fund,This
revelation is only
known to me because I was his personal account officer before I was posted to
become the branch manager, now I seek your collaboration to act as next of kin
to late Mr.Thomas Stone, to claim the funds and move them into useful
investments, we shall split the cash between our self upon the confirmation of
the money into your account, I am ready to offer you 35% of the total fund and
60% for me while 5% will be set aside for any expenses might occur during the
transaction.


Please note that by the virtue of my position in the bank, I have
worked out the
perfect modality as well as I shall provide the relevant information's and
documents for the successful claim and transfer of the funds in the
account that
will be provided by you, I can not stand in the forefront of this transaction
because I work with the bank ,that is why I have come to you, for
assistance be
rest assured that this project involve no risk to you, upon the
receipt of your
acceptance mail me, I will like you to provide me with the following
details, to
my private email addresses: ( saleem.nbd3@gmail.com )



(1) Your Valid Direct Tel/ Mobile/Fax Number.
(2) Your Full Name:
(3) Current Resident Address.
(4) Your Private E-mail Box.
(5) Your Occupation:
(6) Your Age and Sex:
(7) Your Nationality:

Then I shall furnish you with due process of concluding this
transaction without
any delay. please discard this message if you are not interested.

Thanks for your kind Understanding.

Mr.Saleem Al Farra.
Sweihan Branch,Swihan & Al Hayer
Road Between Post Office & Police
Station,United Arab Emirates,U.A.E
Email: saleem.nbd3@gmail.com

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